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... Centre and Art Gallery . crown lands and natural resources remained under federal control until 1930. Edmonton , as the capital and distri- bution centre , grew rapidly , as did other urban centres . Calgary boomed with the discovery of ...
... Centre and Art Gallery . crown lands and natural resources remained under federal control until 1930. Edmonton , as the capital and distri- bution centre , grew rapidly , as did other urban centres . Calgary boomed with the discovery of ...
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... centre on the Saskatchewan River ; Flin Flon , a mining centre near the Saskatchewan border ; Churchill , a transshipment centre and port on Hudson Bay ; Dauphin , a regional service town in west - central Manitoba ; and Selkirk , the ...
... centre on the Saskatchewan River ; Flin Flon , a mining centre near the Saskatchewan border ; Churchill , a transshipment centre and port on Hudson Bay ; Dauphin , a regional service town in west - central Manitoba ; and Selkirk , the ...
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... centres . It has served as a doorway for foreign influence since the 3rd century AD and was the first Chi- nese port to be regularly visited by European traders . The city is also a historic centre of learning and , as a centre of ...
... centres . It has served as a doorway for foreign influence since the 3rd century AD and was the first Chi- nese port to be regularly visited by European traders . The city is also a historic centre of learning and , as a centre of ...
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